“This book is an excellent survey, respectively introduction, into recent developments in free probability theory and its applications to random matrices. The authors superbly guide the reader through a number of important examples and present a carefully selected list of 207 relevant publications.” (Ludwig Paditz, zbMATH 1387.60005, 2018)

• 1. Asymptotic Freeness of Gaussian Random Matrices.- 2. The Free Central Limit Theorem and Free Cumulants.- 3. Free Harmonic Analysis.- 4. Asymptotic Freeness.- 5. Second Order Freeness.- 6. Free Group Factors and Freeness.- 7. Free Entropy X-the Microstates Approach via Large Deviations.- Free Entropy X*-the Non-Microstates Approach via Free Fisher Information.- 9. Operator-Valued Free Probability Theory and Block Random Matrices.- 10. Polynomials in Free Variables and Operator-Valued Convolution.- 11. Brown Measure.- Solutions to Exercises.- References.- Index of Exercises.

“This book is an excellent survey, respectively introduction, into recent developments in free probability theory and its applications to random matrices. The authors superbly guide the reader through a number of important examples and present a carefully selected list of 207 relevant publications.” (Ludwig Paditz, zbMATH 1387.60005, 2018)

• 1. Asymptotic Freeness of Gaussian Random Matrices.- 2. The Free Central Limit Theorem and Free Cumulants.- 3. Free Harmonic Analysis.- 4. Asymptotic Freeness.- 5. Second Order Freeness.- 6. Free Group Factors and Freeness.- 7. Free Entropy X-the Microstates Approach via Large Deviations.- Free Entropy X*-the Non-Microstates Approach via Free Fisher Information.- 9. Operator-Valued Free Probability Theory and Block Random Matrices.- 10. Polynomials in Free Variables and Operator-Valued Convolution.- 11. Brown Measure.- Solutions to Exercises.- References.- Index of Exercises.

“This book is an excellent survey, respectively introduction, into recent developments in free probability theory and its applications to random matrices. The authors superbly guide the reader through a number of important examples and present a carefully selected list of 207 relevant publications.” (Ludwig Paditz, zbMATH 1387.60005, 2018)

• 1. Asymptotic Freeness of Gaussian Random Matrices.- 2. The Free Central Limit Theorem and Free Cumulants.- 3. Free Harmonic Analysis.- 4. Asymptotic Freeness.- 5. Second Order Freeness.- 6. Free Group Factors and Freeness.- 7. Free Entropy X-the Microstates Approach via Large Deviations.- Free Entropy X*-the Non-Microstates Approach via Free Fisher Information.- 9. Operator-Valued Free Probability Theory and Block Random Matrices.- 10. Polynomials in Free Variables and Operator-Valued Convolution.- 11. Brown Measure.- Solutions to Exercises.- References.- Index of Exercises.